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In this
desert land of high mountains and snow-covered
volcanoes, the "Cordillera de los Andes"
(Andes Mountain Range) reaches the maximum
height of the American continent in the "Cerro
Aconcagua" (Aconcagua Mountain) of 6959
m. In its valleys, all types of intensive
plantations take place that provide the raw
material for an important industry of old
tradition, wine making. To the north, the
"Parque Nacional Ischigualasto"
(Ischigualasto National Park) also known as
the "Valle de la Luna" (Valley of
the Moon)
astonishes its visitors with a landscape of
strange forms carved by erosion. Next to this,
the "Parque Nacional Talampaya"
(Talampaya National Park) presents a deep
canyon with reddish walls of more than 150
m in height. Both conform one of the more
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| Parque
Nacional Ischigualasto or "Valle de la
Luna" |
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It
is a place where the erosion of the wind has
created a lunar landscape of particular beauty,
due to its extreme dryness and its strange
formations. It is a paleontology deposit of
great importance, where the oldest dinosaur
of the world was discovered, among other important
findings.
www.inargentinatourism.com.ar/en/san_juan/
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| Parque
Nacional Ischigualasto or "Valle de la
Luna" - San Juan |
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| Parque
Nacional Talampaya |
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Throughout
millions of years, the Talampaya river has
eroded the ground forming a deep canyon of
up to 80 km wide, with walls of reddish rock
of more than 150 m in height and intricate
shapes that surprise the visitors.
www.talampaya.gov.ar
(only available in Spanish) |
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| Parque
Nacional Talampaya - La Rioja |
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| Cerro Aconcagua |
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"Cerro
Aconcagua" possesses the maximum height
of the Western Hemisphere
mountains reaching 6959 m. The mountaineers
arrive from all parts of the world to defy
it. Excursions can be made to the "Puente
del Inca" (Bridge of the Inca) and the
frontier pass of "Cristo Redentor"
(Christ Redemptor Pass) passing through imposing
mountains, from where the greatness of the
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| Aconcagua National
Park - Mendoza |
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| Malargüe |
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is a mountain region where the "Valle
de las Leñas" stands out as the
best-equipped winter resort in South America.
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| Wine
cellars of Mendoza and San Juan |
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"Cuyo"
is the most important wine growing district
of Argentina, where the best worldwide known
wines of the country are produced. The tourists
can visit the wine warehouses of the district
and taste the wines.
http://www.greatwinecapitals.com/mendoza/index.html
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| Adventure
Tourism |
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great mountain peaks make this district an
ideal place to practice mountain sports. Windsurf
may be done as well as canoeing at the large
reservoirs and white water rafting in the
mountain river rapids. In the plains of "Barreal
El Leoncito" cart sailing may be practiced. |
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| Rafting
- Atuel River - Mendoza |
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| Photos: Courtesy of
the Secretaría de Turismo de
la Nación |
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